Land covered by forest
22.3%% of land area
#128 of 2132023
70% of world average
SERIAL · 270Africa
The Gambia
CapitalBanjul
CurrencyGMD · dalasi
LanguageEnglish
Area11,300 km²
Since1965
ISOGMB · GM
Population
2.8Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Yahya Jammeh
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in West Africa
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is bounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
Text: Wikipedia — The GambiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-25
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Banjul
- Currency
- dalasi (GMD)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +220
- Licence plate code
- WAG
- Top-level domain
- .gm
- Independence / founding
- 1965
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- For The Gambia Our Homeland
— LAND —
Forest area
2,255km²
#154 of 2132023
1% of world average
Agricultural land
62.6%% of land area
#34 of 2092023
169% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
43.5%% of land area
#10 of 2062023
312% of world average
Land area
11,300km²
#162 of 2152023
2% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
2.8Mpeople
#141 of 2162025
7% of world average
Population growth
2.2%% per year
#37 of 2162025
225% of world average
Population density
267people per km²
#45 of 2152023
59% of world average
People living in cities
65.0%% of population
#107 of 2162025
103% of world average
Urban population growth
3.3%% per year
#38 of 2162025
215% of world average
People living rurally
35.0%% of population
#110 of 2162025
95% of world average
Population aged 0-14
39.7%% of population
#27 of 2162025
158% of world average
Population aged 15-64
57.1%% of population
#189 of 2162025
89% of world average
Population aged 65+
3.2%% of population
#187 of 2162025
29% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
75.2%% of working-age population
#28 of 2162025
131% of world average
Female population
50.2%% of population
#125 of 2162025
100% of world average
Births per woman
4births per woman
#28 of 2162024
166% of world average
Birth rate
29.9 /1,000per 1,000 people
#32 of 2162024
173% of world average
Death rate
6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#147 of 2162024
81% of world average
Net migration
-2,984people (5-year total)
#126 of 2162025
-2710% of world average
Migrants living in the country
8.6%% of population
#89 of 2152024
65% of world average
— MONEY —
Foreign reserves
$628.8Mcurrent US$
#152 of 1772024
1% of world average
External debt
$1.64Bcurrent US$
#19 of 1212024
2% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
390-100
#105 of 1472020
109% of world average
People below the poverty line
22.0%% of population
#116 of 1472020
172% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
30.5%%
#109 of 1472020
110% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
2.6%%
#89 of 1472020
93% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$529.1Mcurrent US$
#118 of 1862024
10% of world average
Foreign aid received
14.6%% of GNI
#16 of 1372023
243% of world average
Exchange rate
71local currency per US$
#75 of 2112025
5% of world average
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Agriculture's share of the economy
23.8%% of GDP
#24 of 1992025
239% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
15.8%% of GDP
#159 of 2022025
65% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
1.5%% of GDP
#184 of 1952024
13% of world average
Services' share of the economy
53.1%% of GDP
#132 of 2022025
92% of world average
26 of 39 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— TRADE —
Exports
12.7%% of GDP
#172 of 1872025
29% of world average
Imports
49.4%% of GDP
#83 of 1872025
99% of world average
Trade balance
-36.7%% of GDP
#172 of 1872025
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Total trade (openness)
54.3%% of GDP
#100 of 2052025
84% of world average
Goods exported
$514.0Mcurrent US$
#168 of 2072025
0% of world average
Goods imported
$894.0Mcurrent US$
#183 of 2072025
1% of world average
Services exported
$484.5Mcurrent US$
#156 of 1912024
1% of world average
Services imported
$160.9Mcurrent US$
#183 of 1912024
0% of world average
Goods and services exported
$847.9Mcurrent US$
#172 of 1912024
0% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$1.55Bcurrent US$
#168 of 1912024
1% of world average
High-tech share of exports
3.3%% of manufactured exports
#113 of 1792024
28% of world average
Terms of trade
95index
#143 of 2062024
90% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
66.1 yrsyears
#186 of 2162024
89% of world average
Life expectancy, women
67.8 yrsyears
#188 of 2162024
88% of world average
Life expectancy, men
64.4 yrsyears
#176 of 2162024
90% of world average
Infant deaths
32.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#156 of 1962024
176% of world average
Deaths under age 5
42.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#160 of 1962024
175% of world average
Maternal deaths
354per 100,000 live births
#175 of 1942023
305% of world average
Health spending
2.9%% of GDP
#180 of 1932023
42% of world average
Health spending per person
$26current US$
#189 of 1932023
2% of world average
11 of 19 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— LEARNING —
10 of 10 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— WORK —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— CONNECTED —
Money earned from tourism
$53.0Mcurrent US$
#153 of 1752020
1% of world average
17 of 18 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0tonnes per person
#23 of 2032024
4% of world average
Carbon emissions
0Mt CO2
#30 of 2032024
0% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
2Mt CO2-equivalent
#38 of 2032024
1% of world average
Protected land
7.7%% of land area
#169 of 2132025
41% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.7%% of territorial waters
#111 of 1742025
7% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
3.4%% of internal resources
#61 of 1772022
3% of world average
Renewable water available per person
1,138m³ per person
#123 of 1832022
8% of world average
Renewable energy use
47.7%% of final energy consumption
#52 of 2122022
164% of world average
Electricity from renewables
1.6%% of total
#186 of 2062021
5% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
98.4%% of total
#191 of 2092021
166% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#91 of 2082021
0% of world average
1 of 12 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— STATE —
Military spending
0.6%% of GDP
#143 of 1562024
26% of world average
Military spending
$14.4Mcurrent US$
#156 of 1602024
0% of world average
Military spending
2.5%% of government spending
#132 of 1532024
34% of world average
Armed forces personnel
4,000people
#149 of 1702020
2% of world average
Armed forces
0.6%% of labour force
#104 of 1682020
46% of world average
Tax revenue
18.2%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1990
109% of world average
1 of 7 figures unavailable for The Gambia.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for The Gambia.
— EXTRAS —
Landmarks
Stone Circles of SenegambiaImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Yahya Jammeh2nd President of the Gambia
Adama Barrow3rd President of the Gambia
Dawda Kairaba Jawara1st President of the Gambia (1924-2019)
Mathias JørgensenDanish association football player (born 1990)
Joshua KingNorwegian association football player
Fatou BensoudaGambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)
Musa BarrowGambian association football player
Yankuba MintehGambian association football player
Bakary GassamaGambian football referee
Sona JobartehGambian musician
Omar ColleyGambian footballer
Saidy JankoSwiss footballer
History
1965The Gambia — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population2.8M2025
GDP$2.59B2025
GDP per person$9192025